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First the paintings:

and some photos:

It’s been on the shelves for a while, but I finally found the time to publish it on my comics site. Check it out:

Collecting Superhero Comic Books

You know me. I’m always trying new stuff, so I did the Etsy thing tonight. So far, so good…

It was dead easy to set up and all of the tools available are really nicely put together.

Like this neat little widget:

Check out the full shop:

Etsy :: robreact :: Original Paintings by Rob React

As you might have seen on flickr, I did a full painted alphabet for the recent FutureArts show. Well, I finally got the paintings up on the web for your enjoyment. Check it out:

And, as a refresher, here’s the display from the event:

Amazingly, there are several more updates/projects to be released over the next few days. Good times.

Check it out.

Invesra | Invest in your Future

The company is called Invesra. It’s a financial services startup with backing from Village Ventures. I did a quick site for them to get their new brand* out the door for the FinovateStartup even in San Francisco this week. They’ve got a great team** and an interesting product so it’s been a pleasure helping them out during a crunch period. As it always does, working with a startup makes me miss those startup days myself.

Then I think back to what working for two at once was like (Boston’s Weekly Dig and Advisortech) and I like the agency life just that little bit more

*Tom O’Keefe’s excellent work

**My lovely and talented girlfriend is Director of User Experience

COAST killing it:

Stylin’

As some of you may be aware, I know a thing or two about collectible comic books. Because of that knowledge, last month I was asked to write a large piece about collectible comics for a magazine from the UK called Rare Book Review. Well, apparently it’s out now and to my surprise my little article is the cover story:

I’ll have the article itself up on my comics site soon and I’ll be sure to link to it when it goes live.

For those of you that don’t use the site, they have this “People you may know” feature on LinkedIn, which basically suggests people who you might know and, presumably, want to connect with. It’s occasionally spot on and I’ve connected with a couple of people by scanning their list of suggestions. Thing is, there’s this one guy that keeps showing up on the list that I absolutely hate (one of the two people I’ve ever worked with in the field that I actually hate) and none of the “no, I don’t want to connect with this guy” options are strong enough for my liking. I’m tempted to use firebug to edit the HTML add my own and see what happens:

Names blocked out to protect the innocent

Okay, ignoring my day job and an ongoing freelance project, the following things are happening to me this month:

• I’ve got an article coming out about collectible comics in a magazine called Rare Book Review. Something like 2000 words, which is the longest piece I’ve had published in a long, long time (this place doesn’t count )
• I’m going to be interviewed this Thursday by Big RED & Shiny: An Art Journal. It’s a graffiti thing. I’m not sure of the details at this point. More info as I get it.
• I’m going to be a panelist April 15 @ Social Apps and Widgets: Building a Social Application for a Top Platform
• I’ll be showing paintings at the Future Arts 2008 Art Exhibition April 19th
• The very next week, on the 26th, I’ll be showing paintings at the Legends of Style, Boston event. For those of you keeping track I’ll have three new mythology paintings done in a large (for me) scale.

Busy month!

From the Shamless Self Promotion Department:

Top Street Style Event Returns to Boston

Legends of Style announces April 26th date
Boston MA, March 27, 2008: Legends of Style, an event based brand showcasing urban art, dance, music and fashion, has partnered with Scion to launch its 2008 series of nation-wide events in Boston. “Our 2008 Boston show will raise the bar “, said
Legends of Style executive producer Kyle Moran. “From the start we have been all about exposing the hottest new artists and our show this year will be no different.” Attracting almost 1,000 attendees per event, Legends of Style is a four-year old
event featuring urban inspired artists, top deejays, dance performances and hot new fashion.

“Scion’s generous support allows us to enhance the event with an entire night dedicated solely to artist appreciation as well as a community focused daytime showcase on Saturday afternoon.” stated Moran. The complimentary Saturday showcase will feature
interactive painting with select artists, a Scion painting exhibition and a b-boy workshop with members of the renowned Floorlords Urban Dance Theater. With top local, national and international artists already confirmed Legends of Style 2007
promises to be a highlight of Boston’s art and culture event calendar.

Legends of Style 2008 - Boston
April 26th at the Boston Center for the Arts
Afternoon Showcase 12:00 - 4:00
Main Event - Doors Open at 7pm
Tickets available at www.LegendsOfStyle.net

I’ve got three new mythology paintings in progress for this show. Large (for me) scale, they’ll hopefully stand out in the space